Zombie processes

[Doug Gwyn]

In article <1991Jun19.103710.3404 at fennel.cc.uwa.oz.au> epidem at fennel.cc.uwa.oz.au writes:
>Can anyone tell us  how to kill a ZOMBIE <EXITING> process under
>SunOS 4.0.3.

You can't kill a zombie; it's already dead.
Its parent should wait() for it; that will lay it to rest.
If its parent dies, then the "init" process will adopt the zombie and
immediately bury it.